Greek Men's Handball Championship

Handball Premier
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015-16 Greek Handball Premier
Sport Handball
Founded 1979
Inaugural season 1979-80
No. of teams 12
Country  Greece
Continent European Union (Europe)
Most recent champion(s) PAOK (3rd title)
Most titles Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (10 titles)
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to A2 Ethniki
Domestic cup(s) Greek Cup

The Greek Handball Championship (A1 Ethniki/Handball Premier) is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised by Greek Handball Federation (Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in 1979-80 season. The most successful team is Ionikos Nea Philadelphia who has won ten titles. The last title was won by PAOK.

Evangelos Kalfarentzos, fitness director of the Panhellenic Gymnastics Association of Athens(Panellinios), physical education teacher and author, recognized as rapporteur of the sport in Greece.

Current teams

PAOK
YMCA
Phoebus
Poseidon
Aeropos
Location of teams in Greek Handball Championship 2015-16

The clubs for the 2015–16 season:

Club Home city
AEKAthens
Aeropos EdessasEdessa
Archelaos KaterinisKaterini
ASE DoukaMaroussi, Athens
DIKEAS Nea IoniaNea Ionia, Athens
Diomidis ArgousArgos
Filippos VeriaVeria
PanelliniosAthens
PAOKThessaloniki
Foivos SykeonSykies, Thessaloniki
Poseidon LoutrakiouLoutraki
YMCA ThessalonikiThessaloniki

Champions

Panhellenic Championship
season Champion second third
1979-1980 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
Amintas Aminteou
ANO Glyfadas
1980-1981 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Athinaikos Filippos Veria
1981-1982 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia V.A.O. Filippos Veria
A Ethniki
season Champion second third
1982-1983 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Panellinios Filippos Veria
1983-1984 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Athinaikos Panellinios
1984-1985 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Filippos Veria Athinaikos
1985-1986 Filippos Veria V.A.O. ASE Douka
1986-1987 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Filippos Veria ASE Douka
1987-1988 Filippos Veria Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Nea Elvetia
1988-1989 Filippos Veria Nea Elvetia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
A1 Ethniki
season Champion second third
1989-1990 Filippos Veria Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Archelaos Katerini
1990-1991 Filippos Veria Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Archelaos Katerini
1991-1992 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Filippos Veria ASE Douka
1992-1993 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Filippos Veria Archelaos Katerini
1993-1994 Filippos Veria
GAS Kilkis 		ASE Douka
1994-1995 Filippos Veria Archelaos Katerini ESN Vrilissia
1995-1996 ESN Vrilissia Filippos Veria ASE Douka
1996-1997 GE Veria AS Xini ESN Vrilissia
1997-1998 ASE Douka Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
GAS Kilkis
1998-1999 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia ASE Douka Panellinios
1999-2000 Panellinios
GAS Kilkis 		ASE Douka
2000-2001 ASE Douka Filippos Veria
GAS Kilkis
2001-2002 Panellinios ASE Douka Filippos Veria
2002-2003 Filippos Veria Panellinios ASE Douka
2003-2004 Panellinios Filippos Veria Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
2004-2005 Athinaikos Filippos Veria Panellinios
2005-2006 Panellinios Athinaikos Filippos Veria
2006-2007 Panellinios Filippos Veria AEK
2007-2008 ASE Douka
GAS Kilkis 		Panellinios
2008-2009 PAOK Panellinios Diomidis Argous
2009-2010 PAOK Filippos Veria ASE Douka
2010-2011 AEK PAOK ASE Douka
2011-2012 Diomidis Argous AEK PAOK
2012-2013 AEK Diomidis Argous ASE Douka
2013-2014 Diomidis Argous AEK ASE Douka
2014-2015 PAOK Diomidis Argous AEK
Handball Premier
season Champion second third
2015-2016

Performances

Clubs

Club Titles Seasons
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia 10 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999
Filippos Veria 8 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003
Panellinios 5 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
ASE Douka 3 1998, 2001, 2008
PAOK 3 2009, 2010, 2015
AEK 2 2011, 2013
Diomidis Argous 2 2012, 2014
ESN Vrilissia 1 1996
GE Veria 1 1997
Athinaikos 1 2005

Titles by city

10 clubs have won the championship, from a total of 4 cities

City Number of Titles Clubs
Athens 22 Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (10), Panellinios (5)
ASE Douka (3), AEK (2)
ESN Vrilissia (1), Athinaikos (1)
Veria 9 Filippos Veria (8), GE Veria (1)
Thessaloniki 3 PAOK (3)
Argos 2 Diomidis Argous (2)

In European competitions

EHF coefficient ranking

For season 2015/2016[1]

Greek handball clubs in European competitions

EHF Challenge Cup :

Team Winner Runners-up
Diomidis Argous 2012 -
Filippos Veria - 2003

References

  1. ↑ (PDF). European Handball Federation.

Sources

External links

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